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grandmother

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/noun

The mother of your mother or father.

Example sentence

  • My grandmother makes the best apple pie in the family.

English speakers rarely use the full word to a grandmother's face; grandma, granny, nana, and gran fill that role. 'Teaching your grandmother to suck eggs' means lecturing an expert.

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